Location: East Budleigh, Devon
Photographer: Robert Hesketh
Keywords: Tourist Inland Historic Buildings/Sites Cottages/houses/buildings Public houses Dev/East Devon
File Size: 54MB
Close up exterior view of The Sir Walter Raleigh Inn East Budleigh a Grade II listed 16th century thatched building of plastered cob on rubble stone footings with brick chimneystacks rearranged and refurbished in the 18th century then converted into a public house in the 20th century its name celebrates the Elizabethan sailor soldier courtier explorer poet and historian Sir Walter Raleigh who was born at Hayes Barton in the parish in 1552 the inn sign depicts the legendry incident when Sir Walter cast his expensive cloak in the mud before Queen Elizabeth I so that she might not soil her feet High Street East Budleigh East Devon South West England UK close up; closeup; hostelry; pub; refreshment; drink; food; thatch; thached roof; menue boards; signs; seat; bench; Union Flags; Union Jack; windows; doors; entrance; history; historic; historical; heritage; flowers; blooms; flower box; flower pots; hanging baskets; bright; horizontal; landscape; inland; holiday; vacation; travel; tourism; tourist attraction; road; East Budleigh; East Devon; Westcountry; West Country; SW England; English; British; Britain; Great Britain; GB; United Kingdom